Dance with my father 和爸爸跳舞

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence¹,

My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then

Spin² me around ´til I fell asleep.

Then up the stairs he would carry me

And I knew for sure I was loved.

If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him,

I´d play a song that would never, ever end.

How I´d love, love, love

To dance with my father again.

When I and my mother would disagree

To get my way, I would run from her to him.

He´d make me laugh just to comfort me,

Then finally make me do just what my mama said.

Later that night when I was asleep,

He left a dollar under my sheet,

Never dreamed that he would be gone from me.

If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him,

I´d play a song that would never, ever end,

´Cause I´d love, love, love

To dance with my father again.

Sometimes I´d listen outside her door,

And I´d hear how my mother cried for him.

I pray for her even more than me.

I pray for her even more than me.

I know I´m praying for much too much,

But could you send back the only man she loved.

I know you don´t do it usually

But dear Lord³ she´s dying⁴.

To dance with my father again,

Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream.

（一个孩子对父亲的思念）

小时候，生活还没有带走所有的天真 ，

爸爸常把我高高举起
，跟妈妈和我跳舞，然后

抱着我旋转直到我睡着 。

然后他抱我上楼 ，

我敢肯定
，他爱着我
。

如果再有一次机会，和他一起走路 ，和他一起跳舞，

我一定要唱一首永远永远不休止的歌。

我会多么多么多么欢喜

能和爸爸再跳一次舞 。

每当妈妈不听我的话
，

不答应我的要求，我就从她那里跑开去找爸爸
。

他总能让我笑起来 ，给我安慰
，

然后乖乖地照妈妈说的去做。

那一天深夜，我睡得很香 ，

他在我的床单下塞了一块钱
，

我做梦也没想到他会从此离开我 。

假如我能看他最后一眼，他最后的脚步 ，和他跳最后一次舞
，

我一定要唱一首永远永远不休止的歌，

因为我多么多么多么欢喜

能和爸爸再跳一次舞。

有时我会在妈妈的房门外偷听 ，

我知道她为他哭得有多伤心
。

我为自己祈祷
，更为她祈祷；

我为她祈祷超过为我自己。

我知道我祈求的实在太多，

但你能不能把她爱的唯一的男人送回 。

我知道你一般不这么做

可是亲爱的主啊 ，她快要死了
。

为了和爸爸再跳一次舞，

每天晚上我都睡着
，而这就是我全部的梦。

Luther Vandross

1 innocence
n.无罪；天真；无害
参考例句：
There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情 。 The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪 。

2 spin
v./n.纺，（使）快速旋转；旋转 ，旋转运动
参考例句：
A man cannot spin and weave at the same time.[谚]一心不能二用。 We can go for a spin on a bicycle on campus.我们可以骑自行车在校园里兜一圈 。

3 lord
n.上帝 ，主；主人，长官；君主 ，贵族
参考例句：
I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的 。 How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊 ，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

4 dying
adj.垂死的，临终的
参考例句：
He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。 She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子 ，那里有一个垂死的人 。